Leonard Ellerbe, left, called a report that Floyd Mayweather, right, would fight Amir Khan next May a "ridiculous rumor."Cory Olsen | The Grand Rapids Press

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe today dismissed a report out of London that a Floyd Mayweather-Amir Khan fight was set for next year as a "ridiculous rumor."

"I think if there were discussions, Mr. (Al) Haymon (Mayweather's adviser) and I would be well aware of them," Ellerbe said.

The London Daily Mail reported today that Mayweather-Khan would be May 3, that all parties had agreed London's Wembley Stadium was not under consideration and the fight would be in Las Vegas, and that Khan would abandon plans to fight Devon Alexander in December.

That was completely opposite of what multiple sources close to Mayweather told MLive in recent weeks: That there have been no direct talks about Mayweather-Khan, nor Mayweather vs. any other opponent, nor would their be such talks until late October or November, and that any potential Mayweather-Khan fight very well could go to London "because that's where the biggest business for that fight is," one source said.

"Floyd fought two weeks ago," Ellerbe said, a reference to Mayweather's win last month over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. "Can't he take a vacation without talking about another opponent?"

Mayweather does plan to fight another May-September schedule in 2014, as he did this year.

Until his next opponent is announced -- and it very well could be Khan, very well could be May 3, and very well could be in Las Vegas, though none of that is certain -- Ellerbe said he expects other such reports to surface.

"That's part of boxing," he said. "At the end of the day, when the time is right, Floyd will make the decision on who, what, when and where, because that's what bosses do."

--David Mayo has covered Floyd Mayweather throughout the boxer's career. Contact him at dmayo@mlive.com.